This article discusses the Inter-American Development Bank approval of US$70 billion of funding to be allocated to renewable energy projects in Latin America. The goal of these projects is to develop more responsible ...

Under this memorandum of understanding, the parties (Inter-American Development Bank, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Organization of American States, Government of Guyana) agree to: explore ways ...

In business circles, indigenous peoples in Latin America are perceived as an obstacle to oil and
gas development. However, there is more than that to the story. Recent years have seen a strong reaction from indigenous
peoples’ ...

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera released a National Energy Strategy last month designed to
formulate a comprehensive energy policy through 2030. In recent years, Chile has struggled to
meet rapidly rising demand, and ...

In 2008, PDVSA and PetroEcuador agreed to build the ""Eloy Alfaro Delgado"" Refinery of the Pacific, which reportedly will be the only high-conversion plant on Latin America's Pacific coast. The facility will require an ...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) announced March 16 that they will provide as much as $600 million in financing for
renewable energy and energy-efficiency ...

Some investors, concerned about government meddling and profitability at Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, have shifted interest away from the state-run company to startup companies that include OGX Petroleo and HRT Participações, ...

Given the potential of significant oil reserves in Brazil and Venezuela, large shale gas
discoveries, plummeting wind energy prices and other developments, some analysts are highly
optimistic about the general energy ...

Pemex is not prepared for risks such as a spill or other serious accident that could happen as it
plans to drill two wells in ultradeep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, said Juan Carlos Zepeda, the
head of Mexico's National ...

One of the Humala administration's priorities when coming into office was to accelerate oil and
gas development. Peru has seen both successes, such as a large gas find in the Amazon earlier
this month, and conflict, ...

The Argentine government on July 27 announced a new energy investment plan that will
increase government oversight of the sector, Reuters reported. Deputy Economy Minister Axel
Kicillof will oversee a commission that ...

For the first time since 1949, the United States exported more gasoline, heating oil and diesel
fuel last year than it imported, the Energy Department reported Feb 29, and imports of crude oil
fell to a level not seen ...

Brazil's São Paulo state has suffered several major power failures this year, while the Venezuelan government has enacted rationing measures and begun importing electricity from Colombia. Meanwhile, Argentina's electricity ...

A delegation from the United States organized by the Environmental Defense Fund and the
International Association of Drilling Contractors traveled to Cuba earlier this month to evaluate
the Caribbean nation's long-term ...

China's Sky Solar signed a deal to build a $900 million solar energy park in Chile in June while
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was on a four-country visit to the region. During the trip, Wen also
signed energy and other ...

On April 7, a fire damaged a power line in Venezuela and caused the country's worst blackout since 2009. Top government officials were adamant that Venezuela is now better equipped than in 2009-10 when electricity shortages ...

This article discusses the future of nuclear energy in Latin America in the context of increasing nuclear power production throughout the world. It begins by outlining the history of nuclear power in the region, and then ...